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Reaction to the crash

Vegan campaigners react to trailer crash

Vegan campaign group, Viva!, has sent us this statement on the events on the M5:

“It was terrible to see the scenes on the M5 motorway today. Thankfully no one was hurt. The same cannot be said for the hundreds of turkeys caught up in the incident.

“What makes this even more tragic is that it is almost certain that these birds were being driven to a slaughterhouse. Hundreds of the up to ten million turkeys killed in the UK each year for the festive market. So much for peace and goodwill to all.

“Behind the glittery, festive TV adverts for turkey lies a very sad reality. Many birds on British farms live in fear and distress; in cramped, filthy conditions which make them susceptible to disease. Turkeys have a zest for living and, treated with respect, they become very friendly. Wild turkeys roost in trees and roam in woodlands, eating vegetation and insects. An adult bird can fly up to 50mph! All of these natural behaviours are frustrated on Britain’s intensive turkey farms.